From the street to the Biennale!

Back 2 Back at the Biennale - free expression

Official Collateral Event at La 55th Biennale di Venezia

June 1 – November 24, 2013
edited by: Francesco Elisei, Fabio Anselmi, Marco KayOne Mantovani
Opening Performance Saturday 1 June-11.00 a.m., Campo Sant’Agnese - Venice
Exhibition Saturday June 1st -opening at 7 pm

Officina alle Zattere - Fondamenta Nani, Dorsoduro 947, 30123 – Venice Palazzo Cà Bonvicini - Santa Croce 2161 - Venice

Organization: Arts and Events Association - Stradedarts Cultural Association
Video: Mark A.j. - Photo: Svetlana Ostapovici
Logo, Website, Photo Catalog Biennale: Tony Corocher

Following the official acceptance by the Artistic Committee of the 55th Venice Biennale presided by Massimiliano Gioni, the curators Francesco Elisei, Fabio Anselmi and Marco KayOne Mantovani are proud to present the event that undoubtedly will be remembered as the most important official exhibition and event happening in Italian Graffiti Writing and Street Art . The project called Back to Back at the Biennale-Free Expression, intends to organise an event that officially takes to the Venice Biennale for the first time a selection based on merit, representing the world of Graffiti Writing and Street Art all over Italy.
Contemporary Art from the post-war period up until today, has theorized and explained that there are different and so many ways to express oneself. The Writers and Street Artists represent a phenomenal art movement which starts from a deeply urbanized society where the suburbs are considered as ghettos and where urbanism is seen as a big palette on which to express their own interpretation of reality. The project Back to Back at the Biennale is somehow a collective and generational event, and is characterized by the performances of 26 artists and will run from June to December, without curatorial or thematic filters, the expression is free, as the subtitle reads, and by an exhibition in the prestigious rooms of CA ‘ Bonvicini with over 40 artists and their Post-Graffiti and Street Art works.

Live Exhibitions Calendar in Campo Sant’Agnese:

1 - 2 giugno / EAD - Peeta
8 - 9 giugno / Slog 175 Dario, Clay 021, Dust 1
15 - 16 giugno / 2501
29 - 30 giugno / Agostino Iacurci
6 - 7 luglio / Bo130, Microbo
13 - 14 luglio / SPA - Rusty, Dado
20 - 21 luglio / PDB - Blef, Mr. Wany
27 - 28 luglio / HARDCORE - Koso, Pheno
10 - 11 agosto / KNZ - Hide, Ruas
17 - 18 agosto / KayOne
24 - 25 agosto / Pixel Pancho, Rems 182, Mauro 149
31 agosto - 1 settembre / Basik
7 - 8 settembre / Napal Naps
14 - 15 settembre / EAD - Made 514, Yama
21 - 22 settembre / TDK - Raptuz
28 - 29 settembre / Sea Creative, Refreshink
5 - 6 ottobre / Caktus, Maria
12 - 13 ottobre / Zed 1
19 - 20 ottobre / KNM - Etnik, Sera
26 - 27 ottobre / Orticanoodles
2 - 3 novembre / BN - Boost, Ope
9 - 10 novembre / Pao
16 - 17 novembre / Kilmany Jo Liversage
23 - 24 novembre / Jb Rock

Artists exhibiting:

Officina alle Zattere:
Peeta, 2501, Blef, Mr. Wany, Bo130, Microbo, Koso, Hide, Ruas, Rems 182, Mauro 149, Napal, Raptuz, Sea Creative, Refreshink, Caktus, Maria, Airone, Zed 1, Orticanoodles, Pao, Jb Rock, Moneyless, Gianluca Miniaci, Acme 107, Tawa, KayOne.

Palazzo Cà Bonvicini:
Rusty, Dado, Flycat, Yama, Made 514, Etnik, Sly, Omar Canzi, Kilmany Jo Liversage, Agostino Iacurci, Sigis Vinylism, Andrea Cardia, Marco Tarascio, Alberto Felli, Rocco Cerchiara, Carmela Tedeschi.

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